Debra Neiman and Sheryl Garrett have just written a new book Money Without Matrimony: The Unmarried Couple's Guide to Financial Security. The book, which is published by Dearborn, details the financial planning do's and don'ts for three groups of unmarried couples - young couples who opt not to marry, seniors who choose not to marry due to financial or family reasons, and same-sex couples who cannot legally marry and even those who marry in Massachusetts, but whose marriages are not recognized by the Federal Government.

The book offers practical advice and real world examples and is appropriate for the consumer and financial professional alike.

Debra Neiman and William Wiggins analyze the Goodrich decision and how it impacts the financial planning community. This article originally appeared in the January 2004 Planner, the newsletter of the Financial Planning Association of Masschusetts.